Standard Practice for Collection of Fungal Material From Surfaces by Tape Lift

Importancia y uso:

4.1 This practice defines a consistent procedure for collecting surface material using clear, transparent, single sided adhesive collection medium, typically tape (also known as tape lift).

4.2 A tape lift sample collected according to this practice is intended to be used to assess the material present at one specific location on a surface for fungal content.

4.3 A tape lift sample collected from a point of interest can be used for qualitative analysis or to quantify fungal material per sample or per unit area. Note that the recovery efficiency of material from the surface sampled is unknown and a likely source of uncertainty for quantitative analyses.

4.4 A tape lift sample collected according to this practice can be analyzed by direct microscopy.

4.5 This practice may help supplement consistency in mold sampling during an indoor air quality investigation.

Subcomité:

D22.08

Referida por:

D8219-19, E3152-23

Volúmen:

11.07

Número ICS:

07.100.99 (Other standards related to microbiology)

Palabras clave:

fungal material; fungal particulate; fungi; fungus; indoor air quality; mold; mould; particulate; sampling; source sampling; spore; surface sampling; tape; tape lift;